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If you know someone who might be going through a difficult situation please reach out to them, as some people may contemplate or act upon suicide while facing a difficult situation. If the person you reach out to confides that they are considering suicide, be there for them and take appropriate actions to get them help before it’s too late. There are multiple hotlines available which offer free and confidential support including Military One Source, 1-800-342-9647, and the Veterans Crisis Line, 1-800-273-8255. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

Military suicides decrease in 2024 from previous year, Pentagon says

The Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and reserves all saw decreases, but the National Guard rate increased by about 13%, according to the report.

As part of a casualty drill Spc Jaden Simos (right), a medic with 708th Medical Company Ground Ambulance, checks Pfc. Joel Ocon, a medic with 708th Medical Company Ground Ambulance, while Spc Simon Rupniewski (left), a medic with 708th Medical Company Ground Ambulance, applies a tourniquet on March 7 at 26th Street Woods West in La Grange Park, Ill.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gerardo A. Valdes, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)

Bill seeks to exempt pay for drill weekends from federal income taxes

Current law requires Guardsmen and Reservists to pay federal income taxes on compensation for drills as well as additional readiness activities throughout the year.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District contractor crews make rail improvements in Swietoszow, Poland, on May 21, 2025. The 510th Regional Support Group has received $11.7 million to fund base infrastructure improvements supporting U.S. rotational forces across Poland and the Baltic states.

Army Reserve unit leads $11.7M effort to upgrade bases in Poland and Baltics

While several projects focus on improving life support areas for soldiers, another effort includes upgrading motor pool infrastructure to support the heavy equipment brought by U.S. units.

Opening of Army Emergency Relief office in Poland marks nonprofit’s first expansion in 2 decades

The new local presence comes as the Army footprint on NATO’s eastern flank continues to expand and amid several new initiatives that aim to make assistance more accessible.

Four Army soldier portraits are displayed together.

A captain, 2 sergeants and a young specialist: Remembering the soldiers lost in Kuwait

Capt. Cody A. Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor and Sgt. Declan J. Coady were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, Iowa.

Craig Morgan on the left raises his hand as Pete Hegseth raises his hand opposite him.

Newly promoted Army Reserve soldier and country music star Craig Morgan continues work on anti-suicide initiative

Morgan was promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2 in a ceremony at the Pentagon amid his work on a music-oriented suicide prevention program.

Six soldiers in camouflage uniforms hold assault weapons as they stand next to each other in a line atop stairs in front of the marble columns of the Lincoln Memorial.

House bill would reduce 30 reserve duty statuses to 4

The legislation seeks to simplify a burdensome system that lawmakers blame for major disparities in health care, pay and benefits. The National Guard Association of the United States said it would clean up nearly 300 laws.

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